AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Spokane wildfires destroy 600 structures and drive 60,000 from their homes
Three wildfires have forced at least 60,000 people out of the Spokane, Washington, area, leveling more than 600 structures while firefighters struggle against drought, extreme heat, and winds that refuse to cooperate. The fires, collectively called the Spokane Area Fire, had consumed more than 7,700 acres and sat at zero-percent containment as of August 2, […] The post Spokane wildfires destroy 600 structures and drive 60,000 from their homes appeared first on American Almanac .
Three wildfires have forced at least 60,000 people out of the Spokane, Washington, area, leveling more than 600 structures while firefighters struggle against drought, extreme heat, and winds that refuse to cooperate. The fires, collectively called the Spokane Area Fire, had consumed more than 7,700 acres and sat at zero-percent containment as of August 2, according to Benjamin Cossel, a spokesperson for the California Interagency Incident Management Team 7. USA Today reported that more than 900 firefighting personnel, including crews from outside the state, were deployed to the region. No deaths had been reported as of August 3, but the destruction was staggering: homes, businesses, and other structures reduced to ash across miles of…Open